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The Scotsman
3 Mar, 2019
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Backlash after BBC Scotland recruit Nazi dog salute’ criminal
BBC Scotland’s new digital channel is facing a major backlash after recruiting a criminal who taught his dog to perform the Nazi salute.
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Derek Mackay: Independent Scotland can halve £13 billion deficit in a few years

Scotland's £13 billion spending deficit could be brought under control within a few years of independence, Finance Derek Mackay has said.
Shamima Begum’s Dutch husband wants her to return to the Netherlands

Shamima Begum’s Dutch husband says he wants to return to the Netherlands with her and their newborn son.
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Grandmother of girl, 17, stabbed to death in park makes emotional plea

The family of a 17-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in an east London park have appealed for witnesses to come forward with information about the attack.
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A driving force behind the rollout of high-speed fibre broadband services, telecoms and network provider Commsworld was tasked with tackling Edinburgh’s ageing, mainly copper network that was “creaking” under the strain of increased usage as the city gained traction as a major tech hub.
Sport Update
‘We simply don’t have enough bad players.’ Scottish Rugby’s participation problem

How many people play the game of rugby union in Scotland? It’s a reasonable enough question but the answer depends upon who you ask.
Aberdeen’s Joe Lewis aims to keep his cool in Scottish Cup clash

Matches between Aberdeen and Rangers are rarely short of controversial incidents but Joe Lewis is determined to remain an oasis of calm regardless of what happens in this latest confrontation, writes Scott Davie.
Connor Goldson: You can’t take fire from ‘one of a kind’ Morelos

There is no question in Connor Goldson’s mind that Rangers team-mate Alfredo Morelos has been the best player in Scottish football this season. “His record speaks for itself,” the defender says of the 28-goal Colombian. In no small part, the centre-back believes that is because Morelos isn’t the biggest player in Scottish football. He looked a bit like that to Goldson when he moved to Ibrox from Brighton in the summer.
And finally...
Historic ‘ghost signs’ shed light on Glasgow’s past

“They are advertising something that does not exist any more – they are not meant for our eyes to see.”
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